Tile-molding machine



' June 24, 1930. J. PESSAGN O 1,765,847

TILE MOLDING MACHINE Filed Jan. 4, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 1930. a. PESSAGNO 1,765,847

TILE MOLDING MACHINE Filed Jan. 4, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J Pleas/95AM, v INVENTOR- ATTORNEY 7 -ffor ;:each; revolution-of.the wheel 23, the wheel-134i makes'ja one-half,revolutioniwhich or "occupies about onequa'rterTof the'timeof ing machine is as follows. "Moldingfmate rial which is preferably ,presented 'to the" V operator by other machineryfin theiform of" "toothed section 36jof' the gear wheel 28 so "thatwhen' the latter gear wheel r0tate's, the toothed section 36 drives one toothed section ofthe, gear: wheel "34 until the end of both *toothedsections is reached whereupon the smooth section 32 rides inthe dished sec 'tion f the gear wheel. 34: whereby the V, th v ar wheel 23? at the rear end of itssmooth section; uIt will. thus be seen that the revolution of the gear =wheel '23, while the wheel gidi stands stillxduring three-quar-Q s 'ters of the "revolution ot the larger gear Q ,jwhe'el. Thefposition of fthef casing {11; on' a s theshaft 9 is" arranged so that when the 1 shaftf9 is at rest, oneofthe mold sections '12 is; presented on top' inoperative relation to the complementary mold section V The operation of improved tile mold-- a slab is placed o n'the mold section 12 while the latter is in motion and; is ascending the last quarter'of thecircle, hringing' itto the top. Whenthe mold, section is presented on top, the complementary mold section 13 descends uponthe same and presses the material into form." The section 13- there-' upon rises a'gainand the shaft 9rgoesgthru another half revolution, during which the upper mold section 12 drops the tileformed ltherein-, while-the .lowermold section 12 V ascends into cooperative ,relation'j relative to thel reciprocating smold section 13.1. The

thickness of the'article to be'mol'ded may be adjusted v bygsetting the male 7} by means Loflthe' set screws 6; ;It,,will benoted-that ithe upper'mold"sectionq l3 is firmlyfguided a in its course by the, frame lGfiwhichslides ,on the posts 4h The lower mold sections 12 on the casing ll are firmly heldwat rest Joy 7 the, engagement 'of thew smoothsection '32 qiwith the dishedsection-37 on the gear wheel 34 so that both molds are positioned during .-each performancewith perfect accuracy. I I-claimf Y 5' 1. tile molding machine having two coacting mold sections, meansior reciprocat- 2 A tile molding machine havinga re- :volvably mounted mold section,- mutilated gears having lugs extending beyond their I periphery for throwing'the teethgof the gears into'mesh for intermittently revolving the same and causingit to come to rest during each revolution at aapre-determined point, a second "moldsecti on which cooper- 3 atesfwith the first moldsection and means for; reciprocating the same" and" causing it .to contact with the revolvable section when the revolvable section is" at rest. 1

3. A tilemold ng machine having are-, volvablevmountedelement with mold ,seotionsfldisposed on'ra pluralityof its faces,,& a

mutilated gears having means for, throwing the teeth of the respective gears into mesh 9 V atpre-determined intervals for; intermit 1 tently revolving Ithe element causing the sec; 7 V t1ons to successively vcome to; rest ;at-, .a predetermined pointloit' the revolutionlof said "element, a complementarymold section for cooperating with either of the sections and means for timing the :contacts in "such 'man} ner as to 'ca'usethe sreciprocalelement to i contact:with theirevolvable elementwhen the latter is atresta t;v A tile molding machine having':a--p lu-.

- rality' of standards, a frame carried by the standards, arevolvable iframe supported by the standards, molds onithe face of the revolvahle frame, mutilatedgears, having; a co-acting lugs, for revolving the-frame inter? a mittently and causing-thesame 'tocome to o restowhenlthe molds lie'iin a predetermined position, a second frame supportedflbythe columns, provided with jaa complementary mold section and capable of reciprocal vertical movement-"of" thestandards in timed I relation with the revolution of the revolvable frame.

5. A tile molding -machine',-a.

71.05.71 mountedmold sectionjand means. ton-imparting intermittent rotary rnotion to; the l sectlon,saidmeansjcomprising a mutilated I V 1 gear wheel mounted co-axial with the mold section, a tportionjof the periphery. off-said" 3 gear wheel having a] dished toothless surface and a mutilated revolvinggear wheelf meshing therewith having a portion. of its peripheral face toothless,fsaid gears havin lugs extending beyond their pe i h es: V i V V o i 6. A tile molding machine, a "revolvablv' mounted moldsectionand meansfor im? Y.

parting intermittent rotary motion there to comprising. two intermeshing v "mutilated gear wheel's,"one'having a smoth face along the peripherallineof its teethlfora'pTortion'of the periphery thereof and the'other a .ingoneof the saidfsections' and mutilated 'v'havmg' a Complementary dlshed surface gears having coy-acting} lugs for revolving the other section} vVintermitt'entlyV" and vin i timed relation to thewreciprocation of the Jfirst-named'Section;- P

V Vafiixed to the side faces thereof andadapted v e to throw the gears. into-"mesh when vthe smooth portion ot the: first named, gear:

. passes out of the dished portion lofthe'last' named gear. Y r

7; A'tile molding machine having a supv porting frame comprising "four supporting v columns, a. crank; shaft; j'ournaled in "the a 7 frame, a framelcapable of reciprocal move ment on the columns below the crank shaft I "and operably related thereto, a mold [car-'1 dried by the under .side' of -.the "reciprocal frame, a rotatable shaft secured touthe 20019 umns below the] reciprocalwframe, amold I i section aflixe'd to the shaft having molds af-' fixedtoitsdiametrically opposite faces, intermeshing mutilated gear wheelsjournaled inthe frame for .impartingjintermittent revolution to the mold 'framecarrying shaft and means for rotating 'the' multilated gears. 8. A tile molding machinehaving a frame, comprising four standards, a crank shaft journaled in the frame" adjacent the upp'er end thereof, a mold' carrying frame. ro-2 vided With collars surrounding the standards and capable of-longitudinal reciprocal :movement' thereon and operably related" to the crank shaft, ashaftjournal'ed in the frame j I and below the crank.shaft,fa moldlsupport ingframe aifixed'toflthel lastnamed shaft,

rmolds 0n the diametrically opposite faces of the mold supporting' frame, mutilatedgears V for imparting, intermittent rotation tothe mold carrying frame andmeans' for rotating themutilated gears; a In testimony .whereofI afiix my signature.

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